Finding Theses & Dissertations

Some older print YSU theses and dissertations are located in the fifth-floor Archives and Special Collections. These items cannot be leave the building, but they can be reviewed in the area's Reading Room during Monday through Friday visitor hours from 1 to 4 p.m. Please contact Archives by phone (330.941.3487) or email to set an appointment, so the materials can be brought from storage for your use. Please provide call numbers, authors, and titles of the items you want to review.

The following databases may be used to search for related dissertations and theses published within the state, across the country, and world-wide.

Citations and abstracts to North American and European theses and dissertations. (Some items may be available through InterLibrary Loan; in some instances there may be a fee.)

Contains more than 2 million entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Since 1997, new publications have been available electronically, and many publications can be ordered through the system for a fee. The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities.